Georgia State confirms student was killed in gas station shooting near campus

Georgia State officials confirmed that a man who was shot and killed near campus attended the university.

At 5:04 p.m. on Sunday, the university tweeted that someone had been shot at the RaceTrac at Piedmont and John Wesley Dobbs and warned people to avoid the area.

A Georgia State spokeswoman said an email was sent to students overnight alerting campus about the student’s death.

No information on a shooter has been released. It’s unclear what led up to the shooting.

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